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Alexa Blisshttp://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?732-Alexa-Bliss&goto=newpost
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 23:39:46 GMTIf they're going to promote stuff and interwind social media into the product, then Bliss needs to be a face. Makes no sense that she is posting anti-bullying messages over twitter, but is heelish.

Granted, she is a great heel, but still.
]]>WWELifeLostInRewindhttp://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?732-Alexa-BlissHeavy Machineryhttp://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?728-Heavy-Machinery&goto=newpost
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:21:18 GMTAnyone catch their debut segment on RAW? Very enjoyable. It was so cringe I wondered if it was staged or not. Awesome character introduction. I'm sure they will get lost in the shuffle up top, but if they are allowed to run more segments like that they might catch on with fans.

Thoughts on the group, their debut, and or their prospects on the main roster?
]]>WWEKleckamaniahttp://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?728-Heavy-MachineryThe Heart of Smackdown Live Mustafa Alihttp://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?700-The-Heart-of-Smackdown-Live-Mustafa-Ali&goto=newpost
Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:08:33 GMTHow does Ali not have a thread given the marks we have for him around here?
What better time to start than now. Graduating onto the Smackdown main...How does Ali not have a thread given the marks we have for him around here?

What better time to start than now. Graduating onto the Smackdown main roster with a pin over the champ and is already one of the top faces on the brand (perhaps because there are only a few really).

Well deserved too, the guy is one of the best guys today at blending the fast pace athleticism with storytelling and character. Will be interesting to see if he is able to use the formula that worked for him on 205, short sharp segments and solid in ring time.

You would assume big things are in store for Ali going forward, he is the first guy to head up from 205 so you would assume they have some sort of plan behind him.
]]>WWESirSamhttp://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?700-The-Heart-of-Smackdown-Live-Mustafa-AliThe Fantasy Royal Rumble Shuffle Game!http://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?699-The-Fantasy-Royal-Rumble-Shuffle-Game!&goto=newpost
Fri, 28 Dec 2018 20:24:11 GMTSo I needed a little entertainment / background music earlier today while I was toiling away and hit upon an idea to whimsically indulge that nerdy...So I needed a little entertainment / background music earlier today while I was toiling away and hit upon an idea to whimsically indulge that nerdy fantasy booker in me while I laboured.

The game was simple. Create a fantasy Royal Rumble in a random entry order, complete with random winner. How? That's even simpler.

1. Select thirty characters for your fantasy Royal Rumble Match

2. Any character from any Era is eligible - but no single performer can appear in the match more than once (so you can have Undertaker, but only ONE version of him)

3. Compile a playlist featuring the entrance themes of all thirty participants (obviously using any theme more than once in the event of a stable's inclusion!) on your music player of choice - Spotify, Youtube, iTunes, Apple Music etc.

4. Hit shuffle and let the randomiser determine the entry order for you! (In the event of stables, just pick whoever you want whenever their music hits!)

5. Once the entry order is over, hit shuffle to begin the playlist over - whoever's theme plays first is the winner of the Rumble Match!

6. Fill in the blanks by fantasy booking the details of your now complete fantasy Rumble!

I picked my thirty guys, loaded up my playlist, hit shuffle and what followed was pure magic and completely down to how my iPod shuffled - WWE can't do a better job than my iPod apparently! It went...

I was gifted an incredible opening trio and an absolutely stacked back half of the match, with big names to support interest in the middle! I could easily see Ali putting in an underdog wire-to-wire effort, coming unstuck courtesy of fellow Chicagoan, being 2013 heel CM Punk. Both Seth and Cole would make it all the way to the end so that we could have some full on stable action, that's for certain, and I'd definitely be having an American Alpha / DIY confrontation somewhere in there too. No doubt Bret and Shawn would probably eliminate one another - after Bret eliminates Owen, in the tradition of their evergreen feud of course - and both Rocky and Angle would get red hot entrances and rack those first half eliminations up.

Really, it's when we get to the final ten it all gets interesting here though. First, out comes Daniel Bryan - and I picked current heel 2018 Daniel Bryan, for the record. His exchanges with Rollins, Ambrose, Bret, Shawn and Angle would be phenomenal if there were any, and I love the concept of him going toe to toe with 2012 Rocky too - IGNORANT! More so, imagine this new deliberately disrespectful Bryan coming across Big Evil 2002 Biker 'Taker and his quest for respect. Dayumn!

After him it gets really good though. Imagine Biker 'Taker entering and absolutely cleaning house, throwing all the big names out left and right. Angle gone, Rocky gone, Bryan gone, Jericho gone, and for those that survive elimination there'd be Chokeslams all round. And among the human wreckage, Hall of Pain Mark Henry's music turns Biker 'Taker's attention! What a showdown that would be! I could see Henry getting the better of 'Taker with a World's Strongest Slam ("THAT'S WHAT I DO!") before battering the remaining opposition. Only when he has Seth and Dean by the hair do things escalate yet again - out comes Reigns, nailing Henry straight with a Spear and a Shield at full strength Triple Powerbomb Henry to elimination! Only for UE's theme to hit, out comes Roddy Strong and suddenly it's three on three, the Undisputed Era against the Hounds of Justice; stalemate, one broken by the arrival of UE's fourth member, O'Reilly!

The action would undoubtedly widen out from that faction on faction confrontation through to Punk's big entrance at #30 I'm sure. Among it all I love the notion of a fully threatening and unapologetic Owens coming face to face with Biker 'Taker in particular. Nonetheless, factions would dominate the closing minutes, getting the better of everyone in the ring - I can happily see UE teaming up to finally eliminate Undertaker, and a revisit of them vs. Shield in which Shield get the upper hand and eliminate NXT's answer to the nWo. A Shield Triple Threat closes out the final three, with Seth and Dean teaming up to throw out Roman before Dean gets the better of Seth and emerges the victor, as determined by the random reshuffle!

It was a hell of a lot of fun, and so quick and easy, playing the game and so I thought I'd share the experience and the rules with you guys and see if anyone else will play along and, if so, what happens!
]]>WWEhttp://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?699-The-Fantasy-Royal-Rumble-Shuffle-Game!The 2018 One Nation Radio Awards Gauntlet (WWE/NXT Awards Voting)http://lordsofpain.tv/showthread.php?694-The-2018-One-Nation-Radio-Awards-Gauntlet-(WWE-NXT-Awards-Voting)&goto=newpost
Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:34:58 GMTI take awards season in Wrestling deadly serious. I primarily cover WWE and NXT while I treat New Japan as a second full course meal and follow just...I take awards season in Wrestling deadly serious. I primarily cover WWE and NXT while I treat New Japan as a second full course meal and follow just about every high-end match and feud they have. I’ve gone through since the start of 2018 in WWE, and with my co-host James Boyd kept track of front-runners for each award.

We’ve got comedy awards, serious awards, and agonizing decisions for you to make. We constantly cut and added nominees as needed, and hope you will join us in determining the best of 2018. It’s been an extremely difficult year on the main roster, thus i’ve opened the floodgates to NXT participation in most awards.

A Double murderer’s row of candidates. Outstanding arguments can be made for nearly every wrestler here. These awards would not be complete without looking toward New Japan’s top talent.

Newcomer Of The Year (Main Roster)

Ronda Rousey
AOP
Andrade Cien Almas
Drew McIntyre

Dusty Rhodes Promo Cutter Of The Year

Daniel Bryan
Becky Lynch
The Miz
Tommaso Ciampa
Samoa Joe

These 5 were on another level for a longer period of time than anyone else. From Bryan’s excellent return, then dramatic switch, to Lynch’s culture shifting promos that changed her career trajectory, The Miz’s high level consistency, Ciampa’s mental mindgames, and Samoa Joe’s creativity, intensity, and old school wreckless ness. The choice is yours.

Ms. Elizabeth Woman Of The Year (Celebrating the top female performer in WWE)

Shayna Baszler
Ronda Rousey
Becky Lynch
Asuka
Charlotte
Kairi Sane

In some circles, this would double as a wrestler of the year category. This is the class of WWE’s women in 2018.